henhouse

noun

Definition of henhousenext
as in stockade

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Recent Examples of henhouse The fox is still guarding the henhouse, but at least now the hens can sue. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026 That is called the fox guarding the henhouse. — A.o. Scott, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026 That’s like asking a fox to investigate why the henhouse is empty. — Houman Hemmati, Oc Register, 20 July 2025 My friend Zephyr regularly participated in transitioning chickens from the henhouse to the kitchen pot, saying the work earned her the privilege to eat them. — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for henhouse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for henhouse
  1. stockade
  2. dovecote
  3. sheepfold
  4. kraal
  5. cage
  6. fold
  7. coop
  8. kennel
Noun
  • No dogs could hold him, no stockades could enclose him, no fence could stop him and no man had been able to kill him for seven years.
    — Jack Wingate as told to John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2026
  • At weddings, brides proudly wear a heavy matrimonial collar, an accessory more often associated with the stockade, while grooms strap carrots to their crotches and waggle them at goats.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of stockade
Noun
  • The grounds are equally impressive, with formal gardens, woodland, a meadow, and a historic dovecote believed to be among England’s oldest.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Abby killing Lizzie’s doves In Monster, Lizzie maintains a dovecote in the family’s garden.
    — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of dovecote
Noun
  • This tidy residence in the western Swiss village of Etoy was built in 1830 as a sheepfold.
    — Lauren Beale, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Later, we were married in a sheepfold overlooking the ribbon of river that winds through small agricultural plots and quiet towns huddled up against the road.
    — Kyre Chenven, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2018
Definition of sheepfold
Noun
  • All the huts in the village were centered around the kraal, or cattle enclosure, which faced the rising sun.
    — Aatish Taseer, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The kraal was a circular affair about 30 feet in diameter and was made of rocks piled about three feet high.
    — Cyril E. Holland, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025
Definition of kraal
Noun
  • The crew booked the DJ MCMLXXXV to play a tattoo artist, put in a cage for dancers, and invited Amanda Lepore, who shows up in the film with a whip and a sub.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The cage-free adoption and medical facility was designed to maximize socialization and lessen any stress on the animals by eliminating confinement.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of cage
Noun
  • Because of the middle fold, there are no buttons on the left-hand side of the phone.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Years of smiling, laughing, or making any number of facial expressions can lead to deeper folds and wrinkles over time.
    — Deanna Pai, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of fold
Noun
  • In June, his daughter was visiting and spotted temporary coops going up before a permit had been filed.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Monster depicts Lizzie keeping a great number of doves as her dear pets, housing them in an elaborate coop out back.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of coop
Noun
  • Confined to a small dog kennel, Reyes was bound by her hands and feet, gagged and left for weeks at a time.
    — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Software companies have sold to the Pentagon by subscription for years, and now the model is coming to the kennel.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of kennel

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“Henhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/henhouse. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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